Just bought a Windows 7 laptop to see how it stacked up against the OSX systems I’ve been using for the past six years, and I’m not impressed. Ten years of work to deliver a more stable and secure version of XP, which was really just a more stable and secure version of Win95. All in the name of providing a corporate upgrade path, rather than a significantly upgraded user experience.

Microsoft is on the downside of the curve, and will continue to be, unless they choose to focus on a new OS, one which has nothing in common with Windows. No upgrade path required and no requirement to conform to their corporate shibboleths. Believe it or don’t, with the acquisition of WebOS HP is now better positioned for long-term survival than Microsoft.

Yes, Microsoft, it’s time to eat your children or continue your slow fade into oblivion.